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An interesting big barrel, notable (according to the very helpful Francesco who was working in the shop alongside) for being only one of two large barrels in the world with bands made of wood, with this one being the largest and oldest. I'll take his...More

Located just down from the Palazzo Ducale is La Botte dei Canonini or the giant wine barrel. Behind a gate we could see a massive and slightly sagging wine barrel. Apparently it could hold 19,000 litres. It had been refilled twice in the 1910’s and...More

I wouldn't particularly trek to the top of the Gubbio just to see Le Botte, but if you're in this part of time it's well worth the photo opportunity.
Access is free through the little gift shop.
You'll probably never see a bigger barrel.

I have seen photos of this but I wasn't ready for the actual size.
I know it's not the largest in the world but at 20 thousand litres it's not too bad, the canons who this was built for must have had a thirst.

This is situated on the road heading down from the Palazzo Ducal back to Piazza Grande. It is an impressive example of the art of barrel making and, as well as being able to view it from the street, there is a little souvenir shop...More

Cask of the Canons. Claimed to be the largest Wine barrel in Europe though I recall seeing equally large wooden Casks in Chateau Montrose in the 70's. This was built before 1500 and contains 20,124 litres of wine.
Thirsty work being a Canon in those...More

It doesn't seem like much to see, but when you stand in front of this massive barrel you are a bit taken back. Walking through Gubbio and just happened to spot the gates, I'm glad I stopped to peak inside. This is an unfathomably large...More